Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia explained

Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Establishment:2010
Final Year:2017
Course:Kuala Lumpur Golf
& Country Club
Par:71
Yardage:6208yd
Tour:LPGA Tour
Format:Stroke play - 72 holes
Purse:$1.8 million
Month Played:October
Aggregate:265 Lexi Thompson (2014)
To-Par:−19 Lexi Thompson (2014)
Final Champion: Cristie Kerr

The Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played for the first time in October 2010 at the East Course at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The title sponsor was Sime Darby, Malaysia's leading multinational conglomerate involved in five core sectors: plantations, property, industrial, motors, and energy and utilities, with a growing presence in healthcare.

The debut tournament was a limited field event with 50 players invited from the official LPGA money list and an additional ten invited sponsor exemptions, including two ASEAN nations local qualifiers. A 54-hole event with no cut, all 60 players played for the entire tournament.[1] The purse was $1.8 million.

The event was increased to 72 holes in 2011, with a no-cut field of 72 players. The purse was increased to $1.9 million.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal[2]
Yards3664093933481784711683884103,1313413934962863421365211573903,0626,193
Par444435344354454435343671

Winners

Year Dates Champion Country Winning
score
To par Margin
of victory
Runner-up Purse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
26–29 Oct 70-63-65-71=269 −15 1 stroke 1,800,000 270,000
27–30 Oct 66-70-64-67=267 −17 3 strokes 1,800,000 270,000
8–11 Oct 69-67-65-65=266 −18 4 strokes 2,000,000 300,000
9–12 Oct 67-67-69-63=266 −18 3 strokes 2,000,000 300,000
10–13 Oct 67-63-66-69=265 −19 4 strokes 2,000,000 300,000
11–14 Oct 69-68-65-67=269 −15 2 strokes 1,900,000 285,000
13–16 Oct 66-68-67-68=269 −15 1 stroke 1,900,000 285,000
22–24 Oct 70-69-65=204 −9 1 stroke 1,800,000 270,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2013 62 (−9) 2nd

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia . Players' Criteria . 21 October 2010.
  2. Web site: Course details . Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia . 14 October 2011.